2015年3月19日 星期四

2015-03-20 Australia Science


NEWS.com.au
   
Scientists locate a reptile that predates dinosaurs   
NEWS.com.au
LONG before dinosaurs, there was a terrifying 2.7-metre-long crocodilian ancestor with bladelike teeth and the ability to run on its hind legs. The fearsome predator known as Carnufex carolinensis, or the Carolina Butcher, is believed to have preyed upon ...

'Carolina butcher', the giant, upright crocodile that roamed the earth before ...   Sydney Morning Herald
Big ancient land-dwelling croc inspired 'abject terror'   Reuters
Revealed: the terrifying 9ft-long crocodile which walked upright   The Guardian
Gizmodo Australia   
National Monitor   
Yibada (English Edition)   
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Herald Sun
   
Mother Nature puts on a rare light show   
Herald Sun
Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your Flash Plugin. Timelapse of Aurora Australis in New Zealand 0:33. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. Sightings of the Aurora Australis were seen across parts of Australia and New Zealand on ...

Aurora australis flares across Australian and New Zealand skies   Sydney Morning Herald
Aurora australis as seen from the Australian and New Zealand mainlands   ABC Online
Aurora Australis: Mother Nature puts on a rare light show   The Daily Telegraph
Washington Post   
9news.com.au   
Brisbane Times   
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ABC Science Online
   
Glowing mushrooms get the bugs   
ABC Science Online
'Coconut flower' mushrooms growing on the base of a young babassu palm in Brazil. (IP-USP-2008: Michele P. Verderane). Nature by night It may sound like a psychedelic trip, but some mushrooms actually do glow and scientists have long puzzled over ...

Dude, why is my mushroom glowing? Scientists have the answer   Reuters
Mushroom glows in the dark like a fungal firefly   Los Angeles Times
Now We Know Why Some Mushrooms Glow   ValueWalk
Immortal News   
Headlines & Global News   
Newsweek   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Class war brought down the ancient Teotihuacan civilisation, according to study   
Sydney Morning Herald
The demise of Mexico's enigmatic pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacan stemmed from a conflict among the civilisation's elite classes, with buildings set ablaze in the clash, according to a study. The famed pyramids of the Sun and Moon are among the majestic ...

Residents upset with greedy elites burned Teotihuacan   Ancient Origins
Study: Elites' clash led to Teotihuacan collapse   Malay Mail Online

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Irish Examiner
   
Different Mars One Finalist: It Totally Isn't a Scam   
The Escapist
Physics student Ryan MacDonald is another Mars One finalist, who is refuting Dr. Joseph Roche's claims that the whole thing is a scam. Earlier in the week, we ran a rather lengthy article on Mars One finalist Dr. Joseph Roche's claims that the entire Mars One ...

Mars One CEO 'still fully committed' despite tidal waves of criticism   Business Insider Australia
Mars One Delays Timetable for Red Planet Trips Amid Criticism   NBCNews.com
Irish man off Mars One mission   Irish Examiner
The Weather Network   
Space.com   
The Verge   
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'Termites of the sea' threaten WA jetty   
The Australian (blog)
ONE of Western Australia's most popular dive spots is under threat from the "termites of the sea". SEVERAL pylons on the Busselton jetty have been severely infested with the destructive Teredo worms, forcing the council to strip attached coral and treat the ...


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Empire State Tribune
   
Amazon's CO2 Absorbing Power Is Dwindling Fast Will Hasten Climate Change ...   
Empire State Tribune
In the past 10 years, the amount carbon which has been absorbed by the Amazon rainforest foliage has dropped dramatically by almost a third. It has long been a significant basin for the world's greenhouse gases. In a study undertaken among the 321 plots in ...

Amazon rainforest soaking up almost one-third less carbon in past decade   Sydney Morning Herald
Amazon Absorbs Less Carbon Dioxide as Trees Die Off, Study Says   Wall Street Journal
Amazon rainforest losing capacity to fight climate change as trees die   The Independent
The Age   
Reuters   
Sky News Australia   
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New science ship to set off from Hobart   
The Daily Telegraph
THE Australian science agency's new research vessel is preparing to embark on her maiden expert voyage, carrying world-leading technology to the Southern Ocean to conduct climate change observations. THE CSIRO's $120 million RV Investigator will set ...


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RealClimate
   
Cyclone by any name is just bad weather   
New Zealand Herald
In our region, Pam was a tropical cyclone whereas in other regions in the world it would have been hurricane or a typhoon. In the build-up to the cyclone, I found myself wondering why anyone ever thought Pam would be a good name for a storm. "Batten ...

#TalkAboutIt: After a disaster, the process of recovery   Radio Australia
Scientists find tropical cyclone size controlled by relative sea-surface temperatures   Phys.Org

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Tech Times
   
Viking Ring Excavated In Sweden Found With Mysterious Islamic Engraving   
Tech Times
Inscribed with "For/to Allah" in Arabic Kufic, this ring is physical evidence of the direct contact between the Vikings of Scandinavia and the Islamic world in the past. (Photo : Christer Åhlin | Swedish History Museum.) An excavation in Sweden done in the late ...

9th century ring from Viking cemetery was engraved with Arabic letters   National Monitor
Arabic Inscription Found on Viking Ring   New Historian
'For Allah' Inscription Found on Viking Era Ring   Discovery News
CNN   
National Post   
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